Saturday was the day we chose to spend crawling around Vancouver's East Side for the Culture Crawl. It was a dreadfully rainy day but not too cold so we dressed appropriately. I imagine that 1000 Parker Street and the Mergatroid Building were very busy because one could spend all day there and not get wet. But we started, with son Mike, on Gore Avenue at…
Several TriCity Potters are members of Port Moody Arts Centre's Blackberry Artists Society. They run a small gift shop year-round in the Arts Centre but at this time of the year they are given the 3D Gallery to expand their display area. So when I attended the latest opening there on Thursday I enjoyed their Christmas show as well as the work of the two…
Today was one of those days that, unexpectedly, was very satisfying. We knew that this was going to be the last day of sunshine for at least the next week so I decided to make the most of it. While it was still rather cold i.e. 3C I finished the spouts and attached handles to the last of the eleven jugbirds I threw last…
Yesterday I finished spraying the last of my stoneware pieces with slips for salt, loaded the bisque kiln and turned it on. Then I made sure I had plates ready and underglazes topped up for three artists coming to paint again today. Eric Metcalfe brought Monique Fouquet and Renée van Halm this time. Monique brought a home-made quiche, chocolate cake and an…
I have taken the description of this show from the MOA email invitation. The opening reception and lectures were last Friday and Saturday but there is plenty of time to see the elegant 'introductions' Gwyn Hanssen Pigott has made. I enjoyed her lecture, taking photos (in rather low museum light) and a great chance to catch up with the local ceramic community. Below the invitation…